Im NewYorker findet sich ein Artikel zur TV-Serie 24: Whatever it takes – The politics of the man behind “24.”
For all its fictional liberties, “24” depicts the fight against Islamist extremism much as the Bush Administration has defined it: as an all-consuming struggle for America’s survival that demands the toughest of tactics. Not long after September 11th, Vice-President Dick Cheney alluded vaguely to the fact that America must begin working through the “dark side” in countering terrorism. On “24,” the dark side is on full view. Surnow, who has jokingly called himself a “right-wing nut job,” shares his show’s hard-line perspective. Speaking of torture, he said, “Isn’t it obvious that if there was a nuke in New York City that was about to blow—or any other city in this country—that, even if you were going to go to jail, it would be the right thing to do?”
Ich finde die Serie sehr spannend. Andererseits ist es schon zu offensichtlich, dass mit der Handlung auch Politik betrieben wird, die nicht in meinem Interesse ist. Mit entsprechender Medienkompetenz kann man schon Fiktion und Realität auseinanderhalten. Aber wieviele der Zuschauer können das noch?